Bon Jovi Rock Band Tracks Upgraded with Pro Keys, Guitars

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Today’s release of Bon Jovi tracks for Rock Band 3 illustrates how Harmonix will upgrade its old tracks to use the new game’s features.

The addition of keyboards and Pro-level guitar parts to Rock Band 3 raised the question — would Harmonix upgrade any of the 2,000 songs in the game’s music store to use the new instruments? Today’s Bon Jovi songs show that the answer is yes. Three of the band’s most popular back-catalog songs — “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” — have been fitted with keyboards and Pro parts.

The catch is that you’ll have to pony up another $2 per song even if you already own them. Ouch. Oh, and as Harmonix has already said, if you want the Pro guitar and bass parts, it’s an extra $1. That’s a fair price — most people simply won’t need the extra parts.

New tracks include “Runaway” (which will also have an optional Pro part), “Blaze of Glory,” “It’s My Life,” “Bad Medicine,” “Have a Nice Day,” “I’ll Be There For You,” “Lay Your Hands on Me,” “We Weren’t Born to Follow” and “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.”